lạc lõng

Vietnamese

Etymology

From lạc (“to lost”) +‎ lõng (“deer's track”). Traditionally assumed to be a reduplicative form of lạc.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [laːk̚˧˨ʔ lawŋ͡m˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [laːk̚˨˩ʔ lawŋ͡m˧˨] ~ [laːk̚˨˩ʔ lɔŋ˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [laːk̚˨˩˨ lawŋ͡m˨˩˦]

Adjective

lạc lõng

1. lost; strayed; lonely
2. out of tune; out of place; irrelevant